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The greatness of Srimad Bhagavatam
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Subject: The greatness of Srimad Bhagavatam
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From: nparker@crl.com (Nathan Parker)
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Date: 18 Apr 1995 12:15:35 -0700
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From nparker@crl.com Tue Apr 18 15: 29:29 1995
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The greatness of Srimad-Bhagavatam
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After compiling the Vedic literatures, Puranas, etc., Vyasadeva
was still feeling unsatisfied. While thinking in this way, Narada Muni
reached the cottage of Vyasadeva and was asked about the cause of
dissatisfaction. Narada Muni explained that because h e (Vyasadeva) did
not directly describe Krsnas pastimes, and instead gave a license to
enjoy sense gratification under religious principles, he was remaining
unsatisfied. Narada then instructed Vyasadeva in the Catuh-sloki, Bhag.
2.9.33-36; the essence o f the Veda. Vyasadeva took these four verses and
expanded them to compile the Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is known as the
ripened fruit of Vedic literature because it directly describes Krsna's
transcendental pastimes.
